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Author
Series
Long Pond volume 2
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
On a busy day at Long Pond, Box Turtle searches for food, basks in the sun, and escapes a raccoon.
Author
Series
Hat trilogy (Jon Klassen) volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two turtles find a hat that looks good on both of them, but, with fairness in mind, they decide to leave it be, until night falls and one of the turtles changes its mind.
5) Mossy
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mossy, a turtle with a garden growing on her shell, is taken from her home and new friend to become an exhibit in a museum, until the director's niece, Tory, notices how sad Mossy is and helps arrange for her to go home.
6) Turtle walk
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending"--
Author
Series
Wind Riders volume 1
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After discovering Wind Rider, an abandoned magical sailboat, Max and Sofia arrive on a beach in Hawaii where, with new friend Laila, they rescue newly-hatched sea turtles. Includes facts about sea turtles.
Author
Series
Islanders (Mary Alice Monroe) volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Spending the summer with his grandmother on South Carolina's Dewees Island, eleven-year-old Jake finds two friends who are also struggling with family issues and together they try to save a sea turtle nest from predators.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A painting has been stolen...! When Rami sees a floating girl in the museum, he knows he has seen her somewhere before. Then he realizes: She looks just like the girl in the painting that has gone missing. But how does her appearance connect to the theft? Agatha the turtle knows--she has been watching from the garden. But she can't exactly tell anyone...can she? Will Rami, with the help of his classmate, Veda, be able to solve the mystery? The clues...
10) Giraffe problems
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A giraffe struggles to feel comfortable with his neck"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Barbara Hendricks, a tortoise, has entered a road race, but what was she thinking? With only a week to go before the big day, she worries that she doesn't stand a chance against the other animals competing. Barbara's friend and owner, Lorraine, inspires her to train a little bit more each day and coaxes her out of her shell when the race day arrives. How intimidating to line up next to the slow loris, the snail, the sloth, and the walrus! But Barbara...
12) Go, Pete, go!
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"No one wants to race Turtle in his new race car, until Pete the Cat takes up the challenge. Turtle's car goes really fast and has cool gadgets. But Pete has his own surprise. Will it be enough to help him cross the finish line first?' -- Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Ice-Blue Diamond has been stolen! Bad guy Captain Cold and his ice blaster have given Central City the slip. When The Flash calls for backup, his superpowered turtle, Whatzit, dashes in to save the day"--
14) Whose hat is it?
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When someone's hat blows off in the wind, Turtle asks various animals if it belongs to one of them.
15) You are my happy
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Wonderland, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"There's a whole world for Baby to explore in this heartwarming tale of togetherness. With peek-through pages and a gentle rhyming text"--Back cover.
18) Truman
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
He may be slow but Truman the turtle is determined to find his girl Sarah, who has boarded a city bus on her way to preschool.
20) The box turtle
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Terrance the turtle was born without a shell, so he uses a cardboard box instead. Terrance loves his box. It keeps him dry on soggy days, safe from snooping strangers, and is big enough to cozy up with a friend. But when another turtle points out that Terrance's shell is, well, weird, he begins to wonder whether there might be a better shell out there..."--
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